Sheila Krumholz

Sheila Krumholz (born 1964 or 1965) is the former executive director of OpenSecrets.

Sheila Krumholz
Krumholz in 2019
Born1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)[1]
Owatonna, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOwatonna Senior High School
University of Minnesota (1988)[1][2]
Known forFormer executive director of OpenSecrets

Biography

Krumholz was born and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota. She grew up in a nonpolitical family, the second-youngest of eight children.[1] She attended Owatonna Senior High School.[1] She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1988, with majors in international relations and Spanish language and a minor in political science.[1][2]

In 1989, she was hired as an associate editor by the predecessor of OpenSecrets, a research group based in Washington, D.C., eventually moving to research director.[2]

She served as the executive director of the organization from 2006 until her retirement in 2023.[3][1]

In March 2019, she testified to the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch on improving lobbyist tracking data.[4]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Fast Company named her one of the most influential women in technology.[5]

In 2022, she was named as one of the 500 most influential people in Washington by Washingtonian.[6]

Personal life

Krumholz is married to Daniel Oshtry and has two children.[1]

See also

References
  1. Spencer, Jim (September 14, 2013). "Minnesota Native Keeps Tabs on Money in Politics". Star-Tribune.
  2. Maas, Susan. "Telling Secrets". University of Minnesota Alumni Association.
  3. Morrison, Pat (November 6, 2012). "Sheila Krumholz – She Follows the Money". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "Testimony of Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics to the House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee re: Improving Lobbyist Tracking Data" (PDF). United States Congress. March 29, 2019.
  5. Cunningham, Lillian (March 25, 2010). "The Most Influential Women in Technology 2010 – Sheila Krumholz". Fast Company.
  6. "Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People". Washingtonian. May 3, 2022.
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